Toddlers and 2-Year Old Programming
"I'm just a kid, I have a lot of stuff to do yet."
~ Clint Eastwood
Our commitment to quality care continues in our Toddler and 2-year old rooms. Children at this age are eager learners who energetically interact with materials and people. We at the center realize that an environment and curriculum that encourages each child's growing need of independence is a basis for developing and mastering life skills and a positive self esteem. By playing in both large and small groups, these children will learn valuable social skills needed to effectively interact with others. While engaging in fun activities toddlers and 2-year olds will discover their likes and talents and will be exposed to fundamentals such as: colors, shapes, self-help skills, as well as social and language development.
Children under the age of 2 years old will have a notebook system for direct communication with their teacher(s). In this notebook the teacher will log the daily activities, feedings and the rest times of your child. Parents will be asked to list pertinent information that will ensure the individualized schedule of each child is up-to-date, to inculde but not limited to: the last time your child ate, slept and was changed, as well as mood and sleeping patterns of the night before. Parents of 2-year olds will find daily information posted in the Parent Area of the room.
Arts for Kids has an individualized program for the needs of children ages of
6-weeks to 2-years old.
All children will have individual contact and attention through feeding, diapering and learning experience.
Each child will follow their individual routine of feeding and sleeping set by their home environment.
The children will be provided with equipment to fit their educational development and creative expression appopriate to their age level.
Daily communication with parents:
~ A notebook for each child under two years of age will be sent home with parents summarizing child's activities.
Parents will bring back notebook with information for teachers.
Staff will ensure that throughout the day infants will be moved into different activities.
Potty Training Policy
If parents and the center are in agreement that a child is developmentally ready, Arts for Kids will begin to encourage potty training at age 2.
At 2-1/2 years old age, regular potty training is part of our daily program and routine. Children will be encouraged to wear pull-ups or underwear (depending on progress) and have plenty of extra pull-ups or underwear on hand. They will be taken to the bathroom every 2 hours (possibly more often at the beginning). If a child is wearing underwear, they will be put in a pull-up or diaper for naps, unless completely trained. We will use lots of praise for a "job well done" and lots of understanding when "accidents happen" if a child has a rough day.
Sometimes potty training can happen overnight and sometimes it can be a long process - we just need to have a lot of patience.
October 2025 News!
Toddler I
Hello everyone!
We have new friends that have joined our classroom this past month, Gracelynn and Nathaniel. We also had lots of fun getting to know our new friends that moved up from the infant room, and everyone is getting along well. We have been enjoying our outside time and art activities.
Our themes for October are Pumpkins, Bats and Spiders, Five Senses, Fire Safety, and Halloween.
Have a great month!
Ms. Rachel & Ms. Tina
Toddler II
Hello Toddler II Families!
October is here, and we have a fun month planned full of learning and excitement! As the weather turns cooler, please remember to send a jacket each day for outside play. Also, please take a moment to go through your child’s cubby and replace any summer clothes with warmer fall/winter clothes. This month, our classroom themes will be: Fire Safety, Spiders and Bats, Mythical Creatures, and Halloween. We are excited to continue building routines, making new friends, and watching your toddlers grow more independent each week. Thank you for all your support, and we’re looking forward to a wonderful October together!
Ms. Kenzie and Ms. Kayla
Toddler III
Hello Toddler families!
We had such a blast in September with Isabella and Yasin both turning one, and all our friends are learning so many cool things. October is going to be super exciting in our classroom! I absolutely love spooky season!
This month, our toddlers will dive into some fun themes:
- Fire Safety: We’ll learn about firefighters, fire trucks, and safety tips through songs, stories, and play.
- Spiders and Bats: Get to know these creatures with crafts, sensory activities, and stories.
- Mythical Creatures: Dragons, unicorns, and more will spark our creativity and storytelling.
- Halloween Fun: Let’s celebrate with festive activities, art projects, and a joyful party. Costumes are encouraged!
We’re really looking forward to a month filled with discovery, imagination, and seasonal fun.
Ms. Erica
2's I
Welcome October!
Things that I work on in my classroom are: using a spoon, drinking out of a regular cup, gentle touches, sharing toys, cleaning up their toys when they are done playing with them, potty training, ABC’s, 1-5 counting, saying their names, and many other things.
Parents please check your child’s cubby to make sure that they have extra clothes and a sweatshirt/jacket. It is getting colder out so please bring them.
Also, please bring your child’s sunscreen home as we do not need it.
Our themes last month were: Back to School, All About Me, Colors, Shapes, and Super Heros.
They loved Super Hero week. We had a lot of fun talking about Super Heros, playing with them, and saying which one is their favorite.
Parents please check your child’s cubby for art work and important paperwork.
Our themes this month are: Fire Safety, Friendship, Harvest/Pumpkins, and Halloween.
For Fire Safety week I am arranging for a fire truck to come in the morning. The kiddos always have so much fun! For Halloween please bring in a costume as we take the kiddos trick-or-treating in the mall. It is so cute seeing all the kiddos in their costumes.
Parents if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to talk to me personally or you can also message me on the Parent App. I’m always available to meet your needs and support you
any way that I can.
I hope everyone has a wonderful month!
Thank you,
Ms. Ashley
2's-II
Welcome to the spooky month in 2’s-II. Last month we were really busy getting to know each other and learning the rules in a new classroom. We had a couple friends that were new to the center so we got to learn their names and who is in their family. The second week we talked about colors. We brought colors around the room and put them on the same colored paper and we painted with our favorite colors. Something cool the kids were interested in learning was color sign language. They would ask me to help with their fingers. The following week we learned all about shapes, how many sides they have, and how a ball does not have any and instead goes round and round and round. We used our large motor skills and jumped on triangle stepping stones. We had a lot of shapes around the room that we looked at and talked about. The last week of September we talked about fall/autumn. We got to take leaves and use our eye-hand coordination skills to make a leaf wreath. We learned that it gets a little chillier in the fall and the leaves start to fall off the trees. I can’t wait to do so many more fun activities with the kiddos. I also cannot wait to see them in their cute little costumes for Halloween. Please don’t ever hesitate to ask if you have any questions.
I hope everyone has a wonderful month.
Ms. Laura
2's-III
BOO! Welcome to October in 2’s III!
We had a very busy month last month as we got used to our new classroom through lots of fun hands on activities. We explored such themes as Getting to Know You, Colors, Shapes, Fall, and Superheroes.
We used our language skills to talk about ourselves, shapes of items we like, our favorite colors, and things we see in fall, as well as learned a few sign language signs during group time.
We used our fine motor skills and thinking skills to practice our shapes and colors and used sponges, chalk, blocks, cotton balls, cookie cutters, stickers, and even tissue paper and kinetic sand for creation activities to build eye hand coordination and hands on exploration of the world around us.
During small group time we explored many items in our sand and water tables, played match games, sorted shapes and objects by color, used pom poms and colored dots to fill in do-a-dot pictures, and used Lego blocks to make patterns! Whew, such fun!!
We built our large muscles and social skills as we played tag, worked together to play with the parachute, did transfer activities, had dance parties, did Yoga, and played Ring around the Rosie.
We will be kicking off this month with a Fire Fighter/Fire Safety theme as we learn about people who help us in our community. We are hoping to have a visit from our local Fire Station as well where we can see a fire truck up close.
As always, please feel free to message me on the Lillio app or speak with me if you have any questions about your child’s day, development, or any other concerns you may have.
I hope you have a wonderful month!!
Blessings,
Ms. Sara B.
